BONNA 51
BUONE CONDIZIONI un arnese pressochè identico, salvo piccole varianti , veniva costruito in cal. 4,4 dalla VENUS WAFFENFABRIK di ZELLA MEHLIS e denominato MARS 115.
interessante pezzo da collezione che all'inizio avevo messo nel "cestino della spazzatura" e invece
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Detto arnese venne usato come trainer militare in svezia fra gli anni 20 e 30.
Altre fonti a seguire.
Il nostro esemplare provato al cronografo qualche anno fa :
v° mts 43,45,43,44,47
una vera rarita' finito a suo tempo nei baracconi nello stand di tiro di una certa KATIA
in giro per il web alle aste è andato via intorno alle 300,00 STERLINE quindi euro 500,00
Altre Notizie:
German Bonna (51) airgun, probably made in 1951 (as it’s model name). This airgun is a postwar copy of the famous Mars 115, which was made before and during the 2nd world war. No inscriptions found on the gun, exept the serial number 1 8 51
(or could it also be the manufacturings date?). Models exist with the brand name: Bonna, bonna 51, but others also exist (e.g. Stuttgart or Menz), or simply no inscriptions at all. Specifications: overall length: 108cm, weight: 3,120kg, magazine capacity: aprox. 100 BB’s. Caliber: 4,4mm lead balls or steel BB’s. Barrel: smoothbore. No safety.
Fake cleaning rod. The gun is cocked when the bolt is pushed forward! Note: this gun has got a firearms’ rear sight! The original ones had distances from 6-8-10-12 meters.
Bonna
A brand name associated with a German 75 shot bolt action repeating air rifle, first identified by W.H.B. Smith in Gas, Air & Spring Guns of the World
. It has been suggested that these guns were pre-war Venuswaffenwerk
Mars examples (possibly assembled from surviving parts) being handled by
a distributor active in the early 1950s: said to have been W.Schlumper of Düsselforf.
Nothing further is known.